Jim Fox letter, 1993 August 11

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Summary

Creator:
Fox, Jim, 1963-1998
Abstract:
Jim Fox (1963-1998) was a correspondent of author Reynolds Price. Collection comprises a 3-page letter Jim Fox wrote to Donna Mancusi, dated 1993 August 11. The main topic of the letter is the value of books and reading in helping to meet life's struggles "...books can teach us so much of what we need to know, can prepare us, I think, to meet situations in our lives with some foreknowledge and experience so as to diminish some of life's frightening characteristics."
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11418

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises a 3-page letter Jim Fox wrote to Donna Mancusi, dated 1993 August 11. The main topic of the letter is the value of books and reading in helping to meet life's struggles "...books can teach us so much of what we need to know, can prepare us, I think, to meet situations in our lives with some foreknowledge and experience so as to diminish some of life's frightening characteristics."

Biographical / historical:

Jim Fox (1963-1998) was a correspondent of author Reynolds Price.

Acquisition information:
The Jim Fox Letter was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, March, 2017

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0261

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Subjects:
Books and reading
Names:
Fox, Jim, 1963-1998

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Jim Fox Letter, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.